FEBRUARY 10
ON THIS DAY IN 1978 VAN HALEN RELEASE THEIR SELF-TITLED DEBUT STUDIO ALBUM. THE ALBUM FEATURES SOME OF VAN HALEN’S MOST WELL-KNOWN SONGS, INCLUDING “RUNNIN’ WITH THE DEVIL”, “JAMIE’S CRYIN”, AND THE LEAD SINGLE, A COVER OF THE KINKS CLASSIC “YOU REALLY GOT ME.”.
IN 1979, ROD STEWART STARTED A FOUR-WEEK RUN AT NUMBER ONE ON THE SINGLES CHART WITH “DO YA THINK I’M SEXY”, HIS THIRD CHART TOPPER.
AND TODAY IN 1972, DAVID BOWIE PERFORMED THE OPENING DATE OF HIS ‘ZIGGY STARDUST’ TOUR AT A SMALL CLUB IN LONDON. THE ZIGGY STARDUST TOUR EVENTUALLY PLAYED A TOTAL OF 182 DATES.